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Old November 1st 09, 07:00 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Plans for a tower in Stratford, higher than the Eiffel Tower.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...lympic-park.do


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07:00:07 in uk.transport.london, Basil Jet
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Thanks for the opportunity to be pedantic.


Plans for a tower in Stratford, higher than the Eiffel Tower.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...-piffle-tower-
may-rise-at-olympic-park.do



I quote from that article: '... one draft believed to be under
consideration is Paul Fryer's 394ft cross between an electricity pylon
and a totem pole dubbed the "Piffle Tower ..."'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_tower has "The tower stands at 324
m (1,063 ft) tall..."

Did This is London or Basil Jet confuse metres and feet?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel seems apposite.
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Walter Briscoe wrote:

Did This is London or Basil Jet confuse metres and feet?

Basil Jet did. Thaks fr te corretion.


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On 1 Nov, 07:00, "Basil Jet"
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Plans for a tower in Stratford, higher than the Eiffel Tower.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...-piffle-tower-...

How about a 324 feet deep hole in the ground?
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